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title: Ritual Statuette of Thutmose III
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# Ritual Statuette of Thutmose III

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ca 1479-1425 BC. New Kingdom. This figure is the earliest known New Kingdom royal bronze statuette and, with a few Late Middle Kingdom copper and copper-alloy precursors, it initiates the tradition of bronze statuary in Egypt. It is a “black” bronze, darkened to heighten the luster of its precious metal inlays.